Men’s athletics are still the most prominent, although women’s sports, basketball,gymnastics, softball, and volleyball, are very popular at some universities. Winning percentagesfor football and men’s and women’s basketball are good possibilities as well as indicators forwhether teams won conference championships, went to a visible bowl game (football), or didwell in the NCAA basketball tournament (such as making the Sweet 16). We must be sure thatwe use measures of athletic success that are available prior to application deadlines. So, wewould probably use football success from the previous school year; basketball success mighthave to be lagged one more year.